Harlequins the club to be a full back at

THINK you can make it as a talented full back in the Aviva Premiership? Then Harlequins is the club to be at.

So says Ross Chisholm, who has slotted nicely into slot vacated by Mike Brown while Quins' regular flying full-back is on Six Nations duty.

And while Brown has so often been the Quins hero this season, on Saturday it was Chisholm who scored the crucial try as they beat rivals London Irish 30-23.

Chisholm said: “As a young full-back learning his trade, there is not a better club for me to be at. Not only am I learning off guys like Mike Brown and Tom Williams, but Conor O'Shea and Mark Mapletoft were both top full backs too.

“It's been a real opportunity for me with Browny being away, but it's the same for a lot of us coming through, just like at the start of the season.

“We have got a lot of talented guys here, which makes it difficult to get chances, but Conor has always said that if somebody gets injured, his replacement has to be ready to come in and play top level rugby.

“We train together and play together and get a lot of support, which makes it easy to come in and play the Harlequins way when you are needed.”

Having gone a club record 14 games unbeaten at the beginning of the season, Quins have had a stuttering start to 2012, with four defeats in six games.

Not only was Saturday's win their first in the league this year, but it also signalled a return to form for the Premiership table-toppers, as Saracens continue to breathe down their necks.

However, ahead of tomorrow's home game with Worcester Warriors, Chisholm insists there were never any alarm bells ringing at The Stoop.

He added: “It was good to get back on the horse again after the results we've had these last few weeks, but nobody here was panicking.

“Throughout the season, and the latter part of last season, there has been a real belief in our ability to play for one another, and that shows through in our play.

“Conor has always said it's never about one game, but about the whole season. The way we see it, there's no point putting yourselves under pressure.”